Xenoblade Chronicles’ Development was ROUGH

Today we take a look at the incredible development of Xenoblade Chronicles for the Nintendo Wii, as well as its New Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch ports. We’ve teamed up with dataminers and Xenoblade enthusiasts to bring you a whole bunch of little-known facts about this beloved RPG.

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Research/Writing by Jordan Kurlan Brown (https://twitter.com/robotortoise)
Video Editing by TheCartoonGamer
Voiceover by Remix
Proofreading by blindcoco, Gamemaniac, J-Der, and PT Piranha

Special Thanks to Gamemaniac, Hiccup, J-Der (https://twitter.com/jdrider02 ), PT Piranha (https://twitter.com/PTpiranha ), and UltimaShadowX (https://twitter.com/UltimaShadowX )

Sources/Further Reading:
XBC1 – https://tcrf.net/Xenoblade_Chronicles
XBCDE – https://tcrf.net/Xenoblade_Chronicles_Definitive_Edition
Unused Playable Character Audio – https://tcrf.net/Xenoblade_Chronicles/Unused_Audio/Playable_Character_Audio
Reference Models (Contains semi-NSFW models) – https://tcrf.net/Xenoblade_Chronicles/Unused_Models#Reference_Models
Unused Storyboards: https://tcrf.net/Xenoblade_Chronicles/Behind_the_Scenes
Project Names – https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor:Project_Names
Lambert Shaders – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/designers/how-to-create-a-basic-lambert-shader?view=vs-2022
Iwata Asks on Xenoblade Wii -https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/xenoblade/0/0/
Iwata Asks on Xenoblade 3D – https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/3ds/xenoblade-chronicles-3d/0/0/
Iwata Asks on Xenoblade Chronicles X – https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wiiu/xenoblade-chronicles-x/0/0/
XBC Definitive Edition Interview – https://www.vg247.com/xenoblade-chronicles-definitive-edition-interview
Theaggyyu’s Free Camera Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZd2ZqE56hw
Theaggyyu’s UNLOCK Source High-Quality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhW05c7rHI
Xenoblade Wii Interview – https://web.archive.org/web/20120410191335/https://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/07/monolith-soft-tried-using-a-turn-based-battle-system-for-xenoblade-chronicles/
Game Informer Xenoblade 3D Interview – https://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/04/15/interview-inside-the-development-of-xenoblade-chronicles-3ds.aspx
The Monado Archives Fan Translation – https://archive.org/details/xenoblade-the-secret-file-monado-archives
Xenoblade Wii Video Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpojtuheCIw
Adam Howden’s Tweet, NSFW Text: https://twitter.com/A_HOWDZ/status/1458557925610373126
Early package art discovered by @Immewnity (Matthew Verive)

Another hidden thing: early package art for Xenoblade Chronicles. Final shown on right for comparison. pic.twitter.com/kyCD5FCkGL

— Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) (@immewnity) January 4, 2022

The package art PSD can be found here: https://archive.org/details/60552-sx-4-ib-kishin-monado-rgb-ad
Credits For Fan Translation of ‘Xenoblade The Secret File – MONADO Archives’:
hachimitsuka, LegSigmo, Itrimel, Shulink, Sybraters, ReggiamotoParadigmErico時-正義の味, Zalosta, LugalBanda, Telos, Zach, Fredzero, Athakasp,
wooden0spoon, Anthony Cavuoto, Nowi, Brandon Beckstrand, Sandile483, PhilipyTG, Galifron, SleepyFLCN, artemishunter, Paradigm

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